Tariffs or not? How EU is dealing with US 'dealmaking'
Key takeaways
- Earlier this week, President Trump threatened European car makers with 25% tariffs before walking it back later in the week.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5DVG9On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced numerous new tariffs to be levied on American trading partners;
- Instead, the meeting was overshadowed by threats made by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on imports of European vehicles.
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Earlier this week, President Trump threatened European car makers with 25% tariffs before walking it back later in the week. How is the EU dealing with this unpredictability?
https://p.dw.com/p/5DVG9On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced numerous new tariffs to be levied on American trading partners; he called it 'Liberation Day'Image: Brendan Smialowski/AFPAdvertisement When the trade ministers of the so-called Group of Seven, or G7, nations met in Paris this week, they were supposed to be talking about the most pressing issues facing global trade, including critical minerals and the impact of the Iran war.
Instead, the meeting was overshadowed by threats made by US President Donald Trump to impose a 25% tariff on imports of European vehicles.